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05/30/2025

05/28/2025

We've added a special online-only edition of our weekly crime report for you on our website. Click through to see reports April 27 through May 16. We'll have another one -- in print and online -- with our June 3 edition.

[Editor’s Note: This is a special online-only installment of our weekly county crime report, listing reports from April 27 through May 16. Another report, comprised of more recent incidents, will

05/27/2025

Camden native Michael Kohn will be inducted into the Charleston Baseball Hall of Fame on June 15 at Riley Park in Charleston. Read the story and all of this week's sports coverage starting on page A6 and on our website.

Michael Kohn, a Camden native and 2004 Camden High School graduate, was one of four honorees selected to enter into the Charleston Baseball Hall of Fame.

05/27/2025

Here's something to look forward to: a day filled with family fun at Legion Field. Find out more inside today's C-I and on our website.

American Legion Post 17 will hold a family friendly day on June 7, starting at 11 a.m. at Legion Baseball Field off Ehrenclou Drive in Camden. The event will honor

05/27/2025

Today's meeting starts at 6 p.m. and will include consideration of a recommendation from the Kershaw County Planning Commission to create a new countywide moratorium on major subdivisions for the next six months. Learn more on page A11 of today's C-I and on our website.

During a special called meeting a week ago, on May 21, the Kershaw County Planning Commission voted 4-2 to submit a resolution to Kershaw County Council to enact an ordinance

05/27/2025

Micki Dove is the Kershaw County School District's new director of elementary education. The Kershaw County Board of School Trustees named her to the position following an executive session at the end of last week's meeting. Meet her in today's C-I and on our website.

Following an executive session at the end of its May 20 meeting, the Kershaw County Board of School Trustees approved the hiring of Michelle “Micki” Dove as the Kershaw County

05/27/2025

The preliminary budget shows a nearly $4 million shortfall that may have to be made up with a transfer from the district's reserve funds. Get the latest look from last week's Kershaw County Board of School Trustees meeting in today's C-I and on our website.

“This is always the kind of budget that’s always tough to bring to you when it comes to the bottom lines,” Kershaw County School District (KCSD) Chief Financial Officer Brad

05/27/2025

Camden Historic Landmarks Commission (CHLC) Chairman William “Rusty” Major (front, far left) and members of Camden City Council (back) celebrate the CHLC’s 2025 Preservation Award winners (front, from left) Seth Howell, The Hedges — 313 Greene St., John S. Linday Landscape Award; Scott Edwards, B. Colson’s — 1105 Greene St., Adaptive Re-Use of a Downtown Historic Property; Karen and Rob Brown, Community Impact Award; Joan and Glen Inabinet, Education Excellence Award; and Mark and Roselyn Nickelson, Greenhaven — 1218 Mill St., Renovation of a Non-Designated Historic Property. Get a review of the meeting in today's top story from the C-I and our website at https://www.pmg-sc.com/camden/article_69d4c8b4-59a9-555c-87bc-65a468adcd1a.html

05/26/2025

LEE COUNTY OBSERVER UPDATE: Crystal Lane victims identified; case now being called murder-suicide

The two victims in Sunday's shooting on Crystal Lane have been identified. Lee County Sheriff Daniel Simon told the Lee County Observer that the victims are Tanasia Parker, 31, and Jermaine Wesley, 51. Simon said that his office's investigation has determined that the case is one of murder-suicide. He said Wesley shot Parker and then shot himself after sending a text message to family members saying what he planned to do. Simon said the pair, who both lived at the Crystal Lane home, were dating and living together, but were not married, adding that investigators have not determined a motive in the case.

"I talked to several family members who said they were all at a cookout on Saturday and that everything seemed to be OK," Simon said.

Autopsies for both Wesley and Parker are scheduled for tomorrow (Tuesday, May 27).

The LCO will have a full story in its June 3 edition.

ORIGINAL INFORMATION: A little after 4 p.m. today (Sunday, May 25), the Lee County Sheriff's Office (LCSO) alerted the public via its official mobile app that deputies were working a crime scene and confirmed that two adults were deceased from what appear to be gunshot wounds. The investigation is taking place on Crystal Lane, which is off Gum Springs Road several miles west of Bishopville. The LCSO has not released the identities of the two deceased people, as next of kin are still being notified. The S.C. State Law Enforcement Division is assisting the LCSO with the investigation, and there does not appear to be any immediate threat to the public in the surrounding area.

05/25/2025

LEE COUNTY BREAKING NEWS: Two dead in Bishopville; deputies still on scene

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A little after 4 p.m. today (Sunday, May 25), the Lee County Sheriff's Office (LCSO) alerted the public via its official mobile app that deputies were working a crime scene and confirmed that two adults were deceased from what appear to be gunshot wounds. The investigation is taking place on Crystal Lane, which is off Gum Springs Road several miles west of Bishopville. The LCSO has not released the identities of the two deceased people, as next of kin are still being notified. The S.C. State Law Enforcement Division is assisting the LCSO with the investigation, and there does not appear to be any immediate threat to the public in the surrounding area.

[Note: Due to the Memorial Day holiday, this week's Lee County Observer has already been sent to press. The LCO will follow up on this story for its June 4 edition.]